LARGE-CELL NEUROENDOCRINE MAMMARY CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW OF A RARE ENTITY IN MOROCCO
Falone Amoussou*, Nouhaila Benider, Sara Naciri, Siham Lkhoyaali, Saber Boutayeb, Ibrahim El Ghissassi, H. M. Rabti and H. Errihani
ABSTRACT
Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast are extremely rare entities, and very few cases have been reported in the literature to date. The incidence of this histological type varies between 2 and 5% of breast cancers, and it is often diagnosed in elderly patients and rarely in young ones. Diagnosis is based on immunohistochemistry, and treatment of localized stages is based on surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman, with a review of the literature on histology and treatment.
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